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Signed BANNER SAGA CD's

Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

Physical CDs for THE BANNER SAGA, autographed and looking super pretty! Art directed by Stoic's Arnie Jorgensen and produced by Reference Recordings. Nice 8-page booklet, signed on the cover by both me (Austin Wintory) and Grammy-winning recording engineer Keith O. Johnson (the engineer behind our grandiose recording sessions with the Dallas Wind Symphony!).
Includes unlimited streaming of The Banner Saga
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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Limited Edition signed vinyl

Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

For THE BANNER SAGA, I have again partnered with iam8bit to bring this 2-disc vinyl to life. Stoic Studio's Art Director Arnie Jorgensen has done a custom cover that is absolutely gorgeous, and the with the specially re-mastered music the entire thing makes me so happy. Each copy will be signed by me. Unsigned copies for $40 are available via iam8bit's site below.Shipping is a bit pricey on this to ensure high quality, insured shipping, with tracking numbers, since I don't have any replacement inventory. iam8bit: store.iam8bit.com
Includes unlimited streaming of The Banner Saga
via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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This was a very special project to be a part of. THE BANNER SAGA was my first real experience with Kickstarter, and there is something very different about being "hired" by 20,042 backers instead of a single team. The sense of responsibility with this score felt hugely magnified by that. So I hope I have delivered something worthy because not one day passed in the year and a half of work that I didn't think about that trust.

With that said, I LOVE this game and the wonderful Stoic team. So unlike anything I've ever worked on, and probably the most challenging score I've ever written. One couldn't have dreamt up something better to follow the surreal experience of JOURNEY.

Certain people need singling out for praise. Kim Campbell and Jerry Junkin are at the top of that list. To collaborate with the illustrious Dallas Winds on this game was a dream come true. Jerry completely changed my life via his commission of John Corigliano's 3rd Symphony, "Circus Maximus," (GO LISTEN TO IT if you haven't!) and so to work directly with him, and with these musicians, was beyond blissful. As Executive Director of the Dallas Winds, Kim worked long and hard to make this project happen and it simply wouldn't have without him.

Also, if you remotely enjoy this album, credit rests overwhelmingly with the musicians performing it. The Dallas Winds played with both force and nuance. It was breathtaking to record. Thanks as always to my wonderful team (all credited below) for their invaluable contributions.

Thereafter the bizarre and beautiful prepared electric guitar work of Mike Niemietz, and didgeridoo playing of Randin Graves brought something beyond what I'd hoped for.

Next were the singers. What more can be said of Peter Hollens and Malukah? They're among the best I've ever known; glorious talents and the finest human begins. It's a humbling privilege to have worked with them, and to call them dear friends. Add to that Johann Sigurdarson, whose voice I can't imagine the score without.

Finally, Taylor Davis, who sits at the heart of it all. Her violin solos are already known everywhere for the covers she's done, but to write for her and so closely collaborate was an honor. No amount of thanks will cover it.

One final word about lyrics. For the tracks containing vocals, I have added the lyrics on those specific pages. In most cases I adapted the lyrics from Norse proverbs and poetry; in others I used Alex Thomas' writing from within the game itself. Both the Icelandic and English are provided.

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Austin WintoryLos Angeles, California

25% (or more) of the income here is used to support the non-profit Education Through Music - Los Angeles
(www.etmla.org). Thank you for helping me support this extremely important organization!Thank you so much for checking out my music. I love exploring ALL kinds of genres so hopefully you'll find something you like....more

This trombone quartet, composed by my dear friend Jeremy Howard Back, won the ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award and couldn't be more deserving. This is a piece of RAW POWER. Just get it ... Austin Wintory